Lot 25

Longines. A rare and unusual stainless steel single button fly back chronograph wristwatch with black military dial and central register

SIGNED LONGINES, STOPSECOND MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 7402750, CASE NOS. 23646 AND 8, CIRCA 1940

Details

Longines. A rare and unusual stainless steel single button fly back chronograph wristwatch with black military dial and central register
Signed Longines, Stopsecond model, movement no. 7402750, case nos. 23646 and 8, circa 1940
Cal. 12.68 Z nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, outer ring calibrated for 60 minutes register with central hand, outer tachymetre scale, subsidiary seconds, the circular case with raised bezel, snap on back, fly-back chronograph mechanism operated through a round button in the band, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

The present chronograph can be considered one of the most desirable examples of a stainless steel Longines wristwatch.

The combination of the unusual and legendary caliber 12.68 Z movement with an exceptionally beautiful original black dial renders this watch exceedingly rare.

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